Got it. Thanks for getting me up and running. I will report back on my progress. At some point, it may be helpful to have an online place to make the Delphi Xindice API available for people to download. Any suggestions?
Pietro > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > no... check the error message: "This Collection 'db' cannot store > Documents" > you asked that a new document be stored in /db. you need to create a > collection under /db to store your docs. look at > http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xindice-xmlrpc/xind > ice-xmlrpc > /src/java/org/xmldatabases/xmlrpc/RPCOperations.java?rev=1.2&conte > nt-type=te > xt/vnd.viewcvs-markup for all the methods available. just like > the example > below, simply prepend 'db.' to the java method name, and follow the > parameters. > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > Dave, > > Sorry. I must have left my brain home today. Yes, once I added > the server > name and port number AND started Xindice everything, of course, > worked fine: > > ---- request ---- > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <methodCall> > <methodName>db.insertDocument</methodName> > <params> > <param><value><string>/db</string></value></param> > <param><value><string>tmpfile</string></value></param> > <param><value><string><foo>bar</foo></string></value></param> > </params> > </methodCall> > ---- response ---- > Fault returned from XML RPC Server, fault code 0: java.lang.Exception: > org.apach > e.xindice.core.DBException: This Collection 'db' cannot store Documents > <?xml version="1.0" > encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><methodResponse><fault><value><struct > ><member><name>faultString</name><value>java.lang.Exception: > org.apache.xindice. > core.DBException: This Collection 'db' cannot store > Documents</value></member><m > ember><name>faultCode</name><value><int>0</int></value></member></ > struct></v > alue > ></fault></methodResponse> > > Is the reason for the fault that I was trying to insert a document that > doesn't exist? > > Next, I will try again with Delphi. > > Thanks for your patience. > Pietro > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:38 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > um... make sure you define a $server value (should be > > http://your_machine_name) and a $port value (use 4080). > > $xmlRpcClient = Frontier::Client->new('url' => "$server:$port/Xindice", > > 'debug' => '1'); > > > > if that's set... try removing the /Xindice from the url value. i > > think it's > > supposed to be there, but ya never know. > > > > dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:23 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > Dave: > > > > I couldn't switch the default path from my Oracle Apache version > > of perl to > > the new version that includes the Frontier module, but I was > able to just > > run the new perl.exe right out of its own directory. And as you > > suggested, > > it already knew how to find the Frontier module. > > > > Here is my result: > > > > ---- request ---- > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > <methodCall> > > <methodName>db.insertDocument</methodName> > > <params> > > <param><value><string>/db</string></value></param> > > <param><value><string>tmpfile</string></value></param> > > > <param><value><string><foo>bar</foo></string></value></param> > > </params> > > </methodCall> > > 400 URL must be absolute > > > > > > This will certainly help me form my XML requests. But do you > > have any ideas > > why it is returning the error message: 400 URL must be absolute ? > > > > Thanks, > > Pietro > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:41 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > > > > should keep it on the list for future folks who run into the > > same problem. > > > > > > if you have perl available, try using the Frontier::Client > > > package with this > > > script: > > > > > > use Frontier::Client; > > > $contents = "<foo>bar</foo>"; > > > $xmlRpcClient = Frontier::Client->new('url' => > "$server:$port/Xindice", > > > 'debug' => '1'); > > > $xmlRpcClient->call('db.insertDocument', '/db', 'tmpfile', $contents); > > > > > > > > > this will try to insert a document named "tmpfile" with the > > > $contents in the > > > collection at /db/foobar. Make sure that /db exists. > > > > > > it should print out (on stderr) a bunch of stuff about the message its > > > sending. > > > > > > dave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:29 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > > > > Dave: > > > > > > Thanks for your quick reply. It seems that regardless of how I > > compose my > > > message, I receive the same response as the one given below. > However, I > > > haven't tried too many permutations in my request. > > > > > > I'm using Xindice 1.0 (and it prints birthday parenthetically > > next to the > > > version number in the console window). > > > > > > Shall I continue replying to the group or to you directly? > > > > > > Pietro > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:19 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > > > > > > > are you able to receive any xmlrpc responses that are valid? > > > > are you using 1.0 or the cvs version? > > > > > > > > dave > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:09 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Delphi > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello. I am interested in creating an open source Delphi > > > (object pascal) > > > > API for Xindice using the XML-RPC protocol. I have already > > > begun work on > > > > this, but I need some guidance. > > > > > > > > Right now I am simply trying to use Delphi to communicate with > > > > Xindice using > > > > an existing Delphi API for XML-RPC. I have had some success in > > > that I am > > > > able to connect to port 4080. The message I am sending is > intended to > > > > return the document count for a collection. > > > > > > > > Here is the message I send: > > > > > > > > <methodCall><params><param><value><array><data><value><string>/db/ > > > > root</stri > > > > ng></value> > > > > </data> > > > > </array></value> > > > > </param> > > > > </params> > > > > <RPCmethodName>db.getDocumentCount</RPCmethodName> > > > > </methodCall> > > > > > > > > And this is the reply that I receive: > > > > > > > > <methodResponse><fault></fault> > > > > <params><param></param> > > > > </params> > > > > </methodResponse> > > > > > > > > Somehow, I don't think my message was properly constructed. > > I'm not sure > > > > how to interpret the response, but it is not what I was > > > expecting. I would > > > > be grateful for any suggestions on this. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Pietro Michelucci > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
